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Should I Wake My 6 Week Old to Breastfeed
Asked by C.J. from Dallas
on March 3, 2009
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I received such GREAT advise from my last post that I wanted to ask another question that my husband and I have had for the last couple weeks....
Should we wake our...
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- The waking a newborn every few hours is due the the fact that a newborn's body won't wake him when he is hungry and you are pushing nutrients and colostrum. Now he is...
- Hi C. - my little one is now 3 months old (can't believe how fast the time has passed!) - I stopped waking him up for feedings around the 6 week old timeline - I agree...
- I always let ours feed on demand. So I would let him sleep til he wakes himself up. Congrats on the 5 hours stretches of sleep time!!! When mine started sleeping the l...
Need Advice on Weening 9 Month Old off Late Night Feeding
Asked by C.F. from Jacksonville
on November 5, 2008
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Hi, everyone! My 9 month old son's pediatrician has advised me to ween him off one of his middle of the night feedings as he says most babies his age are sleeping thro...
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- Yes. At this age he should be able to sleep beyond 4 or 5 a.m. without waking for a feeding. If he wakes and is soaking wet, change him. But don't give him a bottle...
- Yes, your ped. is right - it is a habit. Mine suggested the same thing when my son was six months. It is an easy habit to get into, but better to break it sooner than ...
- C., As a 35 y/o SAHM of 3 boys myself the question here is what are his eating habits like during the day and what are his sleeping habits like during the day. May...
Four Month Old Not Sleeping Well
Asked by K.O. from Los Angeles
on October 1, 2008
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Hi All!
I could really use your advise. My son is almost 4 months old and still not sleeping well at night. I am up more than 6 times a night. Most of the time he ...
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- Hi K., I would begin to give rice cereal in the am and right before bed. I'd try via a spoon, pretty soupy. I never put it in the bottle, but have heard many people...
- The reason your doctor does not reccomend it is thst the diestive system is not yet developed enough to digest solids.
- Is co-sleeping out of the question? I have a night feeder too & I really find that sleeping with her is the least disruptive to my night. If I had to get up and go t...
Dropping Night Feeding - More in Daytime Bottles?
Asked by L.S. from Chicago
on November 19, 2007
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Hi Moms - my son turned 5 months old today! He is fed breast milk exclusively - no solids yet. He nurses when he's home with me and drinks 5oz bottles when he's at d...
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- YAY! Good for you for sticking with it exclusively :) Here's the only "problem" with breastfeeding (and when I say problem, I mean, the one and only drawback we moms...
- Does he consistently drink all 5 oz. every bottle? If so, I would go ahead and increase it a bit. Many 5 month old can drink 6-7 oz formula bottles by that time, so ...
- 8 hours is technically sleeping through the night. Consider yourself lucky! I still cant get my 9 month old to sleep 8 hours at a time. As he gets older, he'll start ...
Poor Napper? Not Enough Sleep for 7 Month Old
Asked by J.B. from Saginaw
on July 23, 2009
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I am concerned my 7 month old is not getting enough sleep and picking up bad habits. He used to sleep through the night from 8 weeks till about 5 months. Once I began...
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- you can not make a short napper into a long napper. babies wake up and then they are up... and so is mom./ I would try to move his bedtime up to 8 or 730. he will ...
- Napping just depends on your kid. He needs about 11-14 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. It doens't really matter how he gets it. I'd rather having him sleeping t...
- He's 7 mos old! How can a 7 month old be thinking deviously enough to pick up bad habits? He can't distinguish bad from good at this point. Where would he be pickin...
Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of Swaddle!
Asked by T.S. from Chicago
on December 4, 2008
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Hi Moms,
Our 4 1/2 month old is still swaddled to sleep - our pediatrician says it is OK. We'd prefer not to, but he flails his arms, rubs his eyes and ears, and scra...
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- Hi T. - I can tell you what worked for us, having just "deswaddled" our daughter (4 months old) this week. So far so good, she's waking during the night just as mu...
- use a larger blanket buy a premade swaddle blanket (they velcro in those) swaddle him, then put him so his feet are at the bottom of the bed, then take a blanket...
- Honestly, if he likes being swaddled keep him swaddled. Fortunately by keeping him swaddled you're not delaying any growth or development and you're allowing him to g...
7 1/2 Month Old Night Feeding
Asked by L.M. from Phoenix
on March 4, 2009
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I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I was wondering if it's normal for my 7.5 mos old to still be waking once (sometimes twice) to eat at night. I feed ...
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- This is what happened with us and talk to your doctor before doing anything. I fed our little piggy once at night until month 9 then we went into his well check and I...
- My son woke in the night to eat until he was about 14 mos. Now at 16 months he still wakes at night, but we are able to get him back to sleep without feeding him.
- I don't really have any suggestions but wanted to let you know you're not alone! My 7 1/2 month old son wakes up during the night too. He goes to bed between 8:30 and ...
Pumping and Working
Asked by R.F. from Dallas
on October 25, 2006
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I leave the house about 7 and work until about 4:30 (about an hour commute each way). I pump religiously at work - 3 times a day for 15 minutes at 10, 1 and 4. I've ...
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- Everyone's advice is really good. I just wanted you to know a few things. I am a SAHM of a 2YO and a 6MO. Nursing with a 2YO is hard and I found myself in a similar...
- I had the same problem after a couple months at work. You should be able to have just 2 pumping sessions. I did 10 and 2. You'll likely get the same amount of milk....
- Hi R., I pumped while working and it can be hard. I went through periods where my supply was lower. This may sound crazy, but one of the things I did was look at a ...
One Year Old Girl Still Wakeing up Twice a Night to Eat.
Asked by C.J. from Harrisburg
on September 24, 2006
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It is not everyday that my daughter wakes up twice a night. I would say that at least three times a week. Once a week she wakes up three and four times a night. She w...
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- Honey my daughter is almost 2 and she still wakes up. I askedmy pediatrician and she said as long as it is not every night its fine. She may be growning (kids tend to ...
- Have you tried No Cry Sleep Solution, or Dr. Sears? He has some info on his website at http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070100.asp I don't know that nightwaking is...
- My son used to wake up every hour for a feeding, which was enough to send a new mother off the deep end! So, desperate, I talked to his physician. She told me to giv...
How Do I Wean a Night Feeding?
Asked by E.N. from San Diego
on November 4, 2008
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Hello! I have a 9 mo old baby girl. She has always been an excellent sleeper, and slept throught the night for 5-6 hours before a feeding. The past 2-3 weeks she is ...
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- she may indeed need to feed. infants go through quiet a few growth spurts. Try discussing this with your childs ped.
- Megan and Susan said everything in my heart... Just wanted to share that at 9 mos. my son did the same thing, and it only lasted for a few weeks until the growth sp...
- Megan B. is right. Ditto. Keep in mind, and this is important... that babies go through "growth spurts" AND at these periods, they need an increase in intake, they ...
